Abstract
Recently, there has been a proliferation of establishments where cosmetics products are packaged at the purchaser’s request, promoting the circular economy with the aim of reusing, recycling and reducing packaging. At the Spanish Agency of Medicines and Medical Devices (AEMPS, for its Spanish acronym), we asked ourselves whether this was a legal and safe practice. In order to verify this, a bibliographic analysis of the applicable legislation and regulations was carried out, and the conclusion reached was that it is legal practice, but a series of guidelines are necessary for it to be carried out with guarantees. Consequently, an instruction was developed which provides recommendations to ensure that the packaging of cosmetic products at the point of sale is carried out under optimum conditions. This instruction is aimed at both responsible persons and the personnel who carry out product packaging at the point of sale.
Highlights
In recent times, the Spanish Agency of Medicines and Medical Devices (AEMPS, for its Spanish acronym) has observed the appearance and growth in the Spanish market of establishments that perform the packaging of cosmetic products at the point of sale in order to sell them on to consumers.This activity is in line with the general trend observed in the cosmetics industry, focused on using more sustainable and environmentally friendly production processes.This promotes the circular economy, in keeping with the current European Union “3Rs”policy, namely, Reuse, Recycle and Reduce packaging.Everyone uses many different cosmetic products every day
The packaging of cosmetic products at the point of sale implies a number of associated risks, which need to be minimized in order to ensure the safe use of the products once they have been packaged at the point of sale
This practice entails the handling of the cosmetic product intended for packaging (CPFP) at point-of-sale facilities, whose environmental conditions are not controlled in the same way that its manufacturing site conditions are
Summary
The Spanish Agency of Medicines and Medical Devices (AEMPS, for its Spanish acronym) has observed the appearance and growth in the Spanish market of establishments that perform the packaging of cosmetic products at the point of sale in order to sell them on to consumers.This activity is in line with the general trend observed in the cosmetics industry, focused on using more sustainable and environmentally friendly production processes.This promotes the circular economy, in keeping with the current European Union “3Rs”policy, namely, Reuse, Recycle and Reduce packaging.Everyone uses many different cosmetic products every day. The Spanish Agency of Medicines and Medical Devices (AEMPS, for its Spanish acronym) has observed the appearance and growth in the Spanish market of establishments that perform the packaging of cosmetic products at the point of sale in order to sell them on to consumers. This activity is in line with the general trend observed in the cosmetics industry, focused on using more sustainable and environmentally friendly production processes. The AEMPS, as the competent Spanish authority for cosmetic products, wondered whether this was a legal activity, and if so, how it should be carried out, to ensure that the individual unit of sale purchased by consumers complied with European and Spanish legislation and were safe for use
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